Now that I am back from my long and regretful hiatus, I realized the perfect topic to begin with is Fashion's Night Out. Created three years ago by Anna Wintour of Vogue, Fashion's Night Out was a shopping stimulus to the fashion industry in the recession and has since spread from New York to cities like LA and Boston. Although I would give my firstborn to be at the one in New York right now, I must say getting to be in Boston was pretty fun too.I went with certain goals in mind: get a free drink without getting carded, find something great on sale, drool over everything you can't afford. I only succeeded with the last one, but I did however come up with a lengthy Christmas list being sent to my father in an email that he will promptly delete.
What I did get out of it were raffle oppurtunities: a set of bangles from Alex and Ani, a tote from Betsey Johnson, and a $250 shopping spree at Kate Spade. I also got to browse what's going on this fall: earth tones, boots (obviously), and a pop of color to an otherwise dark outfit. I fell in love with everything at Kate Spade, a sweater in the Ugg store, a dress at Lilly Pulitzer, a top at AllSaints Spitalfield, a bag at Marc Jacobs, and an orange Ferrari that I snapped a picture of and texted to my father to which he responded "Good luck with that".
What I like about this event is the social aspect. It's a bunch of people who love fashion and love to shop getting to roam free in stores they may not usually go in and even possibly grab a free glass of champagne. It's about the feeling you get when you see everyone feeling as excited as you are and when you get to walk down the middle of Newbury Street without getting hit by a car. So even though it wasn't as fabulous as I know it is in New York, I had a good time.
And now I will count all of the change in my piggybank and run back to Kate Spade....in my dreams....
-Rachael
